About the chords of “Mátame”

“Mátame” by Chris Tamayo is in Db Minor and runs at about 86 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 145 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7, A6, F#m7, Abm7.

A6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → A6 → C#m7 → A6 → F#m7 → B → F#m7 → E/F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

C#m – F#m7 – A – Abm7 – C#m – F#6 – F#m7 – A – Abm7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Abm7b5/Gb – Amaj7 – B – C#m – F#m7 – B – A6 – E – Abm7 – C#m – A6 – B6 – F# – C#m7 – A6 – B7 – Abm7 – C#m – Eb7 – A6 – B6 – F#/C# – C#m7 – F#m7 – E/F# – A6 – E – B – C#m7 – F#m7 – E – Am – B6 – C#m7 – A6 – B6 – C#m7 – …

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